Editor: Will Shortz
Solving time: 23:15
Puzzle uniqueness:
Answer MTEREBUS (A volcano) is clue to six answers that have "mte" as a rebus (all in one square) because Mt. Erebus can be read as "'mte' rebus."
Words I hadn't known until now:
ASSAMTEA - "Indian beverage"
PONY - "Kind of keg" (Never knew this definition of "pony")
Trivia I didn't know:
GAMBIA - "Its capital is an Atlantic port"
TUTSI - "East African people"
OSAKA - "Home of Panasonic"
Junk answers:
SNL - "Weekly 90-min. TV show"
CTA - "Windy City rail inits."
TSK - "'For shame!'"
NAS - "'Cherry Wine' rapper, 2012"
GMC - "Sierra and Canyon maker"
RAHS - "Stadium sounds"
NBCTV - "42-Across airer" (SNL)
Clever clues:
WILLIAMTELL - "Apple employer, once?"
Obscure (i.e., really reaching) words:
TUTSI - (See above)
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